2027: ‘A Party Controlling 31 States Can’t Fear ADC’ — Governor Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a negligible political threat ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The governor argued that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has no reason to feel threatened by an opposition party that does not control a single state in the country.

Sule made the remarks during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, where he also expressed strong support for state policing as a solution to the terrorism and banditry challenges bedevilling the country.

Responding to questions about the ADC’s growing profile as the leading opposition platform ahead of 2027, the governor described the narrative of a shifting opposition threat as a recurring political storyline.

“At one point, they said the PDP is the strongest opposition to our party, so now it is the ADC. You’ll continue to hear this goalpost keep moving. There’s no problem whatsoever with our party. A party controlling 31 states cannot actually be scared of a party that doesn’t control one state,” he said.

Turning to the issue of insecurity — one of the central planks of the ADC’s campaign against the Tinubu administration — Sule acknowledged the severity of the challenge but expressed optimism about state policing as the most effective structural response to the crisis.

The governor revealed that at a recent National Economic Council meeting, an overwhelming majority of state governors had endorsed the state policing initiative, with 35 out of 37 signing up for the policy.

“When we sat down at the NEC level to discuss, I think 35 out of 37 signed up for state policing. We agreed to go on with it. I think it is the parameter because it has to go into amending the law, it has to go to the National Assembly, it has to go to all the assemblies at various states. I think it is just the process that is taking time, but as far as we are concerned, I think every state believes strongly in state policing and Nasarawa is one of them,” he said.

However, as the 2027 election draws closer, the ADC has continued to attract high-profile defections from across the political spectrum and positions itself as the primary vehicle for opposition to the Tinubu administration.